2019/20 Andre Gomes

[TheBigIguana]

Media coverage of this whole incident has been disgraceful

 

[HKIV]

What would you lot have done with Peter Reid, Kevin Ratcliffe, Pat Van Den Howe, Dave Watson etc etc

If they hadn't committed at least 4 of those Son challenges a game, with a couple of elbows thrown in Howard would have dropped them.

 

[rochdaleblue]

Genuinely think appealing it is in pretty bad taste. It was a deliberate foul and a player got very badly injured. Whether you think it’s a red by the letter of the law or not, just accept that in the grand scheme of things a ban is justified.

They should (spurs) but in this day and age and their poor run of form, they won’t want to be without a key player for 3 games. Sadly they won’t bother about Gomes and the lack of morals over an appeal, all they want is the red card rescinded.

 

[Seanjd]

They should (spurs) but in this day and age and their poor run of form, they won’t want to be without a key player for 3 games. Sadly they won’t bother about Gomes and the lack of morals over an appeal, all they want is the red card rescinded.

Which makes Son’s/Spurs’ reaction to the incident even more disingenuous. Apologise, bear the responsibility and move on from it.

 

[samcdavies94]

Mad thing about the sympathy with Son narrative is that it wasn't even your classic 'bring the man down to prevent the counter and take the yellow card'. Gomes was going nowhere and Son has charged across the pitch to challenge the man and not the ball. He's in zero control of what happens to Gomes once he's made contact either.

If we have to be without our best midfielder for a few months and Gomes having to endure an injury like that in his prime, I'm sure Son can spend a few weeks on the sidelines.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Kevin Nolan defending Son and calling out the ref.

Sums up the media today well. A kopite talking utter nonsense.

 

[DanEFC92]

 

[DanEFC92]

Kevin Nolan defending Son and calling out the ref.

Sums up the media today well. A kopite talking utter nonsense.

The cheek of the man who made That tackle on Anichebe

 

[rochdaleblue]

Mad thing about the sympathy with Son narrative is that it wasn't even your classic 'bring the man down to prevent the counter and take the yellow card'. Gomes was going nowhere and Son has charged across the pitch to challenge the man and not the ball. He's in zero control of what happens to Gomes once he's made contact either.

If we have to be without our best midfielder for a few months and Gomes having to endure an injury like that in his prime, I'm sure Son can spend a few weeks on the sidelines.

Said this to a spurs mate when I spoke to him last night. Of course Son didn’t want to injure Gomes but he did want to foul him. He made no attempt to win the ball and what made the tackle more dangerous is that Gomes wasn’t expecting it, as Son was nowhere near the ball.

 

[samcdavies94]

Said this to a spurs mate when I spoke to him last night. Of course Son didn’t want to injure Gomes but he did want to foul him. He made no attempt to win the ball and what made the tackle more dangerous is that Gomes wasn’t expecting it, as Son was nowhere near the ball.

Yeah if you intentionally foul someone and they break their leg because of it you can't argue with a red surely?

 

[Seanjd]

Thing is about Son as well, he’s usually such a level-headed guy on the pitch and never usually looks for retribution...

 

[TheBigIguana]

Yeah if you intentionally foul someone and they break their leg because of it you can't argue with a red surely?

But he was really upset about it.

What a joke.

 

[Goat]

Yeah if you intentionally foul someone and they break their leg because of it you can't argue with a red surely?

Are we giving red cards for every foul now?

 

[TheBigIguana]

Are we giving red cards for every foul now?

I do think football is very lenient on fouls were players have no real intention of doing something legal. But no obviously they shouldn't all be reds. However they should be super automatic yellows and that definitely isn't how it is handled right now.

 

[Seanjd]

Are we giving red cards for every foul now?

Some fouls lead to broken limbs, others don’t. The fact that it was clearly a hot-headed reacted in retaliation to something which occurred a few minutes previously tells you that he meant to take him down, and taking him down led to a broken ankle.